Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean, who survived a fireball crash six years ago in Bahrain, is preparing to call time on his single-seater racing career.
Grosjean raced in F1 between 2009 and 2020, then switched to IndyCar. He completed his fifth season in the series this year but the 40-year-old admits he is unlikely to return.“The reality is, this is probably the end for me with single-seaters,” Grosjean told Racer.
Grosjean finished on the podium three times in his first season in IndyCar with Coyne, earning the attention of top team Andretti, who hired him for the 2022 season. The team replaced him after he finished 13th in the championship for two years running,
After spending one year at Juncos Hollinger, Grosjean lost his drive for 2025, but returned with Coyne this year. The season began promisingly when he reached the final round of qualifying in St Petersburg, but a string of finishes outside the top 10 followed.
Grosjean said it had been a “tough” season overall. “I had [a] few amazing moments. I got the chance to lead the Indy 500. I finished in the top 10. I ran [in] the top five most of the last 60 laps. Amazing! I got a podium in Markham, which was incredible with my ‘tractor.’
“But then we go to Milwaukee and Laguna Seca, and [at] Laguna Seca, I qualified dead last, almost. I know it’s one of my fastest tracks, so I’m like, ‘I don’t want that anymore.’ I’ve had enough of those moments where you just don’t have the tools to play.”
Grosjean was supposed to contest his final grand prix at Abu Dhabi in 2020. However the burns he suffered in his Bahrain crash forced him out early. His former team Haas gave him the opportunity to test one of its cars at Mugello last year.
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